Hammer of the Frauds, Captain Exploder: Sean Sefcik, Dan Bell and Billy Peake of Miranda Sound, with friend "Party Steve" Howell, will invoke the almighty Led Zeppelin. Said Peake: "If you dress up like Gollum, a wizard or a giant red snapper, you are welcome to help me sing Immigrant Song." ($5)

The Basement 391 Neil Ave. (614-461-5483, www.promowestlive.com )

6 p.m. Friday Halloween Fest: Vice on Victory, the Promise Estate, the Sky Is Falling, Twice the Messenger, the Up All Nights, the Aesthetics, An American Standard: The mini fest will celebrate the holiday with earnest Columbus rock ($10).

8 p.m. Friday Vancougar, Cheater Slicks, Raven, TV Ghost: It'll be a rare appearance by Ohio guitarist Raven coupled with a set by the Columbus garage-punk band the Cheater Slicks and a visit from the dandy Canadian lady-rock band Vancougar ($5 to $10).

CBR's 503 S. Front St. (614-224-8255, www.myspace.com/cbrs )

8 p.m. Friday For the Drive, Coveted Green, IN3D, Stretch Lefty: Columbus rock bands will provide the soundtrack; you provide the scenery, and, if you're costumed, you could win cash and prizes ($5 to $7).

Dick's Den 2417 N. High St. (614-268-9573)

10 p.m. Friday The Randys: What will the Randys be this Halloween? Not a honky-tonk band from the 1960s. Bassist Canaan Faulkner said his party-time band, which plays a wide variety of tunes from the 1940s on, "thought about putting up chicken wire for a country block of rowdy new Del Reeves songs but reconsidered at the notion of people thinking it'd be OK to throw beer bottles at us." ($5)

9 tonight The Dwarves, the Uprising, Bison B.C.; 9 p.m. Friday Halloween Show: Every day is Halloween for the metal-punk band the Dwarves, but their official Halloween tour will arrive tonight. On Friday, five local bands will imitate famous rock acts, and patrons can win cash and prizes during a costume battle ($8 to $15).